Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-15
THE zulu CH1EFTATN.
A VISIT TO CeTeWAYO, UNDER
GUARD At CAPE TOWN.

A VISIT TO ceTewAYo. UNDER
GUARD At CAPE TOWN.
a Brave Old Fellow Dauntless In De-
ssss-rhs Sable Moaarch's s-ve. Wives.
Climax Of Kingly Gratitud.-As Un-
pleasant Predicamsnt.
Two years later I met Cetewayo, the
Zulu chief, in the garden, under British
protection. Knowing the colonial secre-
tary, l obtained permission to visit his
majesty At the residence assigned to him
by government-H plain, scantily fur
nished farm house, fourteen miles from
town, near a station called Wynberg
He was attired in Zulu full dress, con-
sisting Of q necklace Of lions and chez
tabs claws and n gorgeous leopard skin,
worn skirt fashion. and as he rose to his
full height 10 respond to my salute and
receive my little donation he looked in
truth-what even loss OF power, need l
say liberty, could not deprive him Of
every inch a king, savage as Of old, when
in his days Of undisputed sway, master Of
life and death over thousands, the royal
''kOom, the salute of u welcoming people
thundered in his ear, then u conQueror,
now q prisoner.
Somehow felt sorry for the brave old
fellow, who could meet defeat SO daunt-
lessly, and l must have shown it-for he
took my hand when the interpreter told
him that l was not OF the nation Of his
conquerors, and gaze 1t . right royal
squeeze. l advised his majesty TO present
the queen and prince Of Wales with lot
of ostrich feathers on his approaching
visit tspring Of 1882 to England, but he
gave but a mournful smile, shook his head
and pointed to his surroundings, plainly
furnished room. few wicker seats,
table and a colossal arm chair, the poor
old fellows throne, and mournfully ex-
claimed, This is all have felt sorry
i had mentioned the subject, and with an
other hearty grip Of the royal hand which
l partially evaded took my departure
Tor the day. His majesty expressed de-
sire to see me again.
THE MoNARCHs SEVEN WIVES.
A few weeks later called to bid him
farewell, business demanding my return
to Kimberly. had brought with me as
. parting gift, . doH-a handsome New
foundlander-having learned that he had
often expressed a wish for one Cetewsyo
on this occasion wore navy blue suit Of
serge and q Zanzibar fez or cap made OF
camel's hair. had to endure the shake
again, but suffered gladly for the sake Of
witnessing his delight TO behold one who
was not Of . people he hated. His voice
rang out in u volume Of sound that caused
. stampede in an adjoining room. and
seven merry, twinkling. mischievous pairs
Of black eyes looked in to see what WAS
the topic OF discussion. But royal roar
made them skip back to their own domin-
ion, their fat black faces disappearing like
startled fawns at lions roar, one falling
over the other in their hurry to obey. I
thought his majesty WINS jealous of letting
strangers eyes behold his merry wives.
for they were lightly attired-clad Zulu |
fashion in q coat OF shining. not very aro- |
matte oil, numerous anklets, bracelets |
and necklets and gigantic earrings, all |
made Of largo white and blue beads.
did him injustice. Five minutes later |
he bad seen and highly approved of the
dog-his delight was unbounded. The |
merry harem WAS called in, and beheld |
their majesties Of Zululand, and royal |
specimens Of their people they were, each |
able to vanQuish three OF four Of the stout |
est white men in Africa, SO the king
proudly stated. i didn't express any
doubts. They were too near and the aroma
WAS strong. The climax of kingly graft
tude was reached when bis sable majesty
offered me the choice Of one Of the lot. To
quote the Interpreter literal translation:
''Oh, stranger, You have gladdened the
heart Of the triendless king, and he loves
you like brother In his own land he
would say: Behold here mine, the kings
krnAl. Three hundred wives are there and
!. 900 head Of cattle. Take Of my album
dance, for the kings brother Is welcome
to all But my kingdom is gone, though
my heart remains. / would honor you as
q king woulo like to do honor to friend.
He has only the seven gazelle eyed dauGh-
ters Of his people. He loves them and
clings to them, but take the one that
pleases you best, oh. my brother. and II
return to my land my people shall do thee
honor and will welcome thee"
AN UNPLEASANT PREDICANENT.
Momentarily I was paralyzed An
other wife. Jerusalem! and black onei
Well, thanked his majesty for the in
tended honor, told him that my seragliO'
was already overstocked; in my country
Tour was the maximum q man Of moder-
ate fortune could well manage TO handle
However, thanked him kindly. Wha,
the interpreter told him never could as
certain; sufiice it to say that the whole
royal crowd abandoned their dignity and
laughed TIL tears started, and three picka-
ninnies commenced to bawl Cetewayo
wanted to shake hands and the youngest
merry septuple wanted to hug me.
evaded both by producing another lot Of
and calm WAS restored. But
night was drawing nigh and had to say
goOdby. I've often felt sad at partings,
hox, 4 o thsv, II
1t that time.
Merciless, savage, cruel, relentless foe,
the English called him. judge not. He
may have cause to be 20, but had found
him gentle and kind 70 those that wished
him well and could see no sign Of cruelty
towards his wives Their last
act was to present me with . lot Of bead
work necklaces, anklets, etc, while the
parting gift Of the stern old warrior, who
had lost his kingdom and had % little left
to give-was the necklace Of cheetah and
lions claws and the camel's hair cap from
Zanzibar I have both, and shall never
part with the gifts Of my savage black
friends. Another shake Of the hand, and
| stood It brsvely-an round the circle
this time-and mounted my horse and
galloped towards Cape Town. Once
looked around and l saw them standing
II had left them-the black king shading
his eyes against the setting sun. the dog
fawning by his side; in the background,
on the threshold Of his home, his wives.
1.-THE antelope eyed daughters OF his
people, +" who loved him and had followed
him into exile. A mist came into my eyes
and saw them NO more.-COr. Philadel-
phia Times.
John Chinam0n's PEN.
The pen with which John makes his tea
marks is curiosity. Ii 10 . hair brush
placed in a quill, and is very much like
the little brushes sold with toy paints.
When he writes he never touches his fin
gers nor wrist to the paper, but grasps
the Quill in the middle and begins to paint